OurFiscalFuture.org has put together a blog carnival on fiscal policy called "Public Square." It brings together numerous experts on fiscal policy to...

The President's Council of Economic Advisers released their third quarterly report yesterday on the economic impacts of the American Recovery and...

In our “Countdown to tax day” we have so far covered the pros and cons of a VAT, the limitations of only taxing income over $250,000, extending...

In testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke once again affirmed his membership in our Announcement Effect...

Up-Hill Battle for the Budget – Democratic leaders in Congress are floating the possibility that there will be no budget resolution this year, citing...

With huge structural deficits looming in the future, many observers feel that the current tax code will not be able to raise enough revenue to balance...

At the Bottom Line we often complain about government officials avoiding hard fiscal choices because of the political difficulty involved. At the...

President Obama has pledged not to raise taxes on individuals who earn under $200,000 a year or on couples earning under $250,000. It seems highly...

Today, the Tax Policy Center, a joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institute, announced that Donald Marron will become the new...

In order to help address its debt crisis, the country of Greece has set up a " solidarity account" to which people can donate money to help pay down...

What to do about those pesky expiring tax cuts? Generally speaking, Republicans want to extend them all; Dems want to extend most of them; and no one...